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FZNT27 KNHC 122024
OFFN06

NAVTEX Marine Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
424 PM EDT Mon Mar 12 2018

...Please refer to Coastal Waters Forecasts (CWF) available
through NOAA Weather Radio and other means for detailed
Coastal Waters Forecasts...

.SYNOPSIS...A cold front extending from SW Florida to the W Bay
of Campeche will continue to move SE and reach the Straits of
Florida to central Bay of Campeche this evening, and then move
SE of the basin by early Tue. Gale force winds are expected
behind the front over the SW Gulf this afternoon through late
evening. Strong northerly winds elsewhere in the wake of the
front will diminish from the NW late tonight. A ridge will
extend from NE Texas to the Straits of Florida on Tue, then high
pres will shift over the NE Gulf Thu through Fri night.  

Northwest Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft, subsiding to
3 to 5 ft late. 
.TUE...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, subsiding to
2 ft or less. 
.WED...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 to
4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft, subsiding to 2 ft
or less. 
.THU...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less, building to 3 ft
in the afternoon. 
.THU NIGHT...SE to S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI...S winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.  

North Central and Northeast Gulf of Mexico

.TONIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. 
.TUE...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt,  shifting to N 10 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. 
.TUE NIGHT...NW to N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. 
.WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
.THU...N to NE winds 5 to 10 kt, shifting to E to SE in the
afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.
.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.FRI NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less.